Trade Unions
Union infighting over international obligations
A secret ACTU report has found that Labor’s ‘Fair Work Bill’ doesn’t meet Australia’s obligations to the International Labor Organization.......
Trade Unions call for increase to minimum wage
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for the Fair Pay Commission to increase the minimum wage by $21......
Textile union slams Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN
The Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, is celebrating a landmark agreement with the Association of South East Asian Nations (or......
New Industrial Relations bill not a win for Unions
The Federal Government today unveiled its new Industrial Relations laws effectively ending the era of Howard’s WorkChoices. This afternoon Julia......
Unions re-ignite the battle for workplace reform
Unions are concerned the Rudd Government will fail to scrap WorkChoices legislation as promised. Although the Government has abolished the......
Climate change action and job security
New polling by the AMWU shows workers’ support for climate change action depends on government support to create new jobs....
Fair Pay or Not Fair Pay?
This week the Fair Pay Commission handed down it’s decision to increase the wages of our lowest paid workers by......
Kevin Rudd’s industrial revolution begins
Kevin Rudd has announced the practical steps that will fulfill a major election promise: to abolish Work Choices. The new......
Unions not doing enough for indigenous workers
ATCU’s Sharon Burrows says that unions are not doing enough for indigenous workers. She’s attending a two day conference that......
Stolen wages protests mark Labour Day in Queensland
Premier Anna Bligh led her first Labour Day march through Brisbane today. The theme of the march was “Your Rights......